- desist de·sist vi
- [dɪ'zɪst]
frm
to desist (from) — desistere (da)
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desist de·sist vi
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Desist — De*sist (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desisting}.] [L. desistere; de + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d[ e]sister. See {Stand}.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; often with from.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desist — de|sist [dıˈzıst, dıˈsıst] v [i]formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: desister, from Latin sistere to stand, stop ] to stop doing something ▪ We hope that the military regime will desist from its acts of violence. →cease and desist at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
desist — de|sist [ dı sıst ] verb intransitive FORMAL to stop doing something: They were requested to desist from carrying out further experiments … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
desist — desistance, desistence, n. /di zist , sist /, v.i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. [1425 75; late ME < OF desister < L desistere to leave off, equiv. to de DE + sistere to stand, place, akin to stare to STAND] * * * … Universalium
desist — de·sist || dɪ zɪst v. stop, cease … English contemporary dictionary
desist — de·sist … English syllables
desist — de•sist [[t]dɪˈzɪst, ˈsɪst[/t]] v. i. to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop • Etymology: 1425–75; < OF desister < L dēsistere to leave off … From formal English to slang
desist — /dəˈzɪst / (say duh zist), /dəˈsɪst/ (say duh sist) verb (i) to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop. {Old French desister, from Latin dēsistere leave off} –desistance, desistence, noun …
de|sist — «dih ZIHST», intransitive verb. to stop doing something; cease: »Desist at once! Men should therefore desist from this enormous crime (Henry Fielding). ╂[< Old French desister, learned borrowing from Latin dēsistere < dē (intensive) +… … Useful english dictionary
cease-and-desist order — /sees euhn di zist , sist / an order by a government agency to a person or corporation to terminate a business practice found by the agency to be illegal or unfair. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
cease-and-desist order — /sees euhn di zist , sist / an order by a government agency to a person or corporation to terminate a business practice found by the agency to be illegal or unfair. [1925 30] … Useful english dictionary
